The most common egg is the hen’s egg, though duck, goose and other fowl eggs are available for consumption in some areas too. The color of the yolk depends on the hen’s diet. Wheat-fed hens will have darker yolks than hens fed by other grasses.
- Eggs are great for the eyes: an egg a day may prevent Macular Degeneration (number one cause of blindness in those over the age 55) and people who eat eggs every day lower risk of developing cataracts. - Eggs are one of the only foods that contain naturally occurring vitamin-D. We need vitamin D to absorb calcium and promote bone growth.- One egg contains six grams of high-quality protein and all nine essential amino acids.- Egg may prevent breast cancer.- Eggs help to grow hair and nails.- Eggs are good source of low-cost high quality protein.- One egg is equal to 68 calories.- Eggs are sources of selenium, iodine, vitamin B2, B5, B12, phosphorus and molybdenum.- Eating eggs may help reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke by preventing blood clots . The Department of Health now says, we can eat as many eggs as we like as long as the form part of a healthy, balanced diet. There is no upper limit unless you have inherited high cholesterol. Benefits of eating egg yolk: - More vitamins – the yolk is full of vitamins A, D, E. Vitamin D is especially important as I have already mentioned. - Increase of testosterone levels. Saturated fat and cholesterol increase testosterone production. Both are heavily present in the egg yolk. - Twice the protein: eating whole eggs doubles the protein intake you would get eating egg whites. The professional cooks say that cooking a perfect egg means boiling it six minutes. We know four simplest ways to cook eggs: frying, scrambling, boiling and baking, but at the time of the French Revolution, the clever French already knew 685 different ways of preparing eggs. Did you know that as a hen grows older she produces larger eggs? I would now love to alert children: if you have decided to fry an egg, and suddenly it broke when you take it from refrigerator, sprinkle it heavily with salt for easy clean up and your soiled track will not stay there! On top of all that, I would like to ask my wonderful readers the perennially unanswered question: which came first, the chicken or the egg? If you have no answer, don’t you worry! What counts here most is not which came first but what kind of an egg diet is the foremost one. Happy Easter to all of you! Christ is risen! And He is risen indeed!

Nowadays, there are many alternative forms of medical care. Some people believe in pharmacology, while others prefer phytotherapy or homeopathy. Our guest today is a self-taught hirudotherapist who saved her own life, found a new formula of life and beauty and now has the will to help others, just like any other doctor. Meet Ms. Tamar Sharia who confides to us that at the age of 50, she lost 30 kilos and has noticed that her hair is starting to become black again.

The Minister told Georgian Journal that certain steps are being taking, including the dismissal of less-qualified staff, to make the Ministry circles coordinated. Sergeenko also stresses that very soon it will be harder for doctors to get a license. When addressing healthcare issues, it is often stated that the system should ensure protection of the people. What was the system like when you became minister? There was no system at all. I am trying to create the system. Well, it does not mean that nothing was done previously. There was a range of different projects. However, a system means a mechanism that works in coordination. There were diffusive, poorly linked circles in the ministry without any effective management.

Ministry of Labor, Health and Social Affairs of Georgia, National Center for Disease Control and Public Health (NCDC&PH) have organized the first observance in Georgia of European Antibiotic Awareness Day (EAAD) with World Health Organization (WHO) support.

There are assumptions that portfolios of some ministers may have new owners; Davit Sergeenko, Healthcare Minister can become one of the Ex (the interview took place before names of candidates for ministerial posts got known). We spoke with him.

Water is fundamental to life, including the human body. In fact, the average adult is about 70% water, and so is our planet. Drinking water helps maintain the balance of body fluids. The functions of these bodily fluids include digestion, absorption, circulation, creation of saliva, transportation of nutrients, and maintenance of body temperature.

Honey has a long history of human consumption, and is used in various foods as a sweetener and for flavouring. Honey gets its sweetness from the monosaccharide (simplest form of sugar that are usually colourless, water-soluble, crystalline solids) fructose and glucose, and has the same relative sweetness as the granulated sugar. Honey contains flavanoids (group of oxygen containing aromatic antioxidant compounds that includes many common pigments) and antioxidants (molecule that inhibits the oxidation of other molecules), which help reduce the risk of certain forms of cancer and heart disease.

As a medicinal drink, tea must have originated in China in the 16th century. Later, Great Brittan had embraced it who introduced tea to India to compete with the Chinese monopoly on tea. Thanks to its positive health benefits, tea became more and more popular. It is a proven fact that green tea can resist the risk of cardiovascular disease, certain forms of cancer, promote oral health, reduce blood pressure, help with weight control, improve antibacterial and antivirus activity and increase bone mineral density. It may also reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and diabetes.

Citruses support health immune system and reduce cancer risk, reduce anemia, prevent osteoporosis, and asthma. Orange, grapefruit, lemon, lime and tangerine – all of them might be broken up into two categories: bitter or sweet. So, when buying them, you have to be careful to please your pallet. In the 9th century citruses were introduced into Europe, and after that it spread all over the world. Today, citrus fruit is one of the most consumed kinds of a fruit on the planet.

Obesity is an ongoing worldwide issue that every nation is subjected to. According to the World Health Organization, it has doubled in its prevalence since 1980. With the United States leading the list of the countries with the highest obesity rates, one may wonder where Georgia stands. But just because we slather our Churchxela(s) in sweet syrup, doesn’t mean we should sugarcoat the truth.

Researchers worldwide have discovered that eating fish regularly – one or two servings weekly – may reduce the risk of diseases accompanying us from the very childhood of ours. Fish is low in fat and it is a great source of omega-3 (an unsaturated fatty acid that occurs naturally in fish oil and is valuable in reducing blood-cholesterol levels). It can contribute to the health of brain tissue and the retina (the light sensitive tissue lining the inner surface of the eye).

Tbilisi concert hall in March 31 will host event where participates nearly all Georgian artistic society and this event has one reason to help Giorgi Korganashvili. Giorgi is an actor of Marjanishvili theatre who unexpectedly stumbled upon one of the hardest challenges of life – health problem. One month ago Giorgi was diagnosed aplastic anemia that made his friends organize all their moral forces to stand by him.

Recently, with the mediation of Georgia Red Cross Society, Ilia University became a venue for voluntary blood donation. There are several special days, including the World Aids Day, International Volunteers Day and World Blood Donors Day, on which such charities are always conducted. However, it was a happy coincidence, when the wish to help the children ill with leukemia, came in accordance with the quantity of volunteers, which made it possible to hold the charity event.

Oncologists of A. Gvamichava Oncology National Center have applied to Georgian medical society, the ministry of Labor, Health and Social Care, Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development and the government with an open letter asking to discuss with them and solve the problems the clinic and this sphere face recently. Head of the Gynecological Department of Oncology National Center, Professor Tengiz Charkviani specifies the matter:

Russia's top investigative agency announced Monday that a government opponent has turned himself in and confessed to orchestrating riots, but the man and his supporters said he was kidnapped abroad, smuggled back to Russia and then tortured into confessing, Foxnews says.

The Independent Association of Georgian Journalists appeals to the new government to implement reforms in media ownership

With the handover of power the media market in Georgia is being redistributed among political groups, a process associated with the violation of journalists’ rights, closing down of television programmes, unfair dismissal from service and not paying of wages.